The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of a 26-year-old man found in the Eel River Tuesday evening as Joshua Deyo from Wisconsin. Deyo was found floating face down at Bear Canyon Bridge, near Garberville. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3. “We are actively investigating the incident,” says Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza of […]
Linda Stansberry
Linda Stansberry was a staff writer of the North Coast Journal from 2015 to 2018. She is a frequent contributor the the Journal and our other publications.
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Under the Tuff Gong
Big Numbers The Aug. 23 deadline to register existing commercial cannabis activity with the county of Humboldt has come and gone, and the planning and building department is staring down a giant pile of paper. A final count, conducted partially by hand, came up with a total of 2,259 registered grows. Steve Lazar, senior planner […]
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Controversial “I Like Eureka” Logo Given New Heart
Live music? Bounce houses? Balloons? Face painting? Emergency management training? Sounds like quite a time at next month’s Neighborhood Watch Block Party! But, wait, what’s that in the far right corner of this jam-packed flyer? Yes, it’s the latest iteration of the “I Like Eureka” campaign, now tinted a badge-proud blue and festooned with a […]
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Three Skilled Nursing Facilities May Close
Rockport Healthcare Services, the management company for five of Humboldt County’s six skilled nursing facilities, announced today that they have filed relocation notices for three sites: Pacific, Seaview, and Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Centers. The relocation notices, filed with the California Department of Public Health, are the first step in closing these facilities, which collectively contain […]
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Not Even From Around Here
I get alarmed calls every week about the Bulgarians. They’re paying exorbitant sums for property in Petrolia, Bridgeville and Alderpoint, I’m told. They’re jogging along rural roads with automatic rifles strapped to their backs, according to one woman at a recent community meeting. They’re buying out family ranches and slowly taking over the county. And […]
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Huffman’s Flag Ban Rises from the Ashes
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs announced yesterday that it will ban the flying of Confederate flags in national cemeteries. The announcement comes exactly two months after House Republicans voted to remove legislation sponsored by Representative Jared Huffman that would accomplish similar a similar end from a VA appropriations bill. The new policy set forth by […]
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SoHum Homicide Victim Identified
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of the victim of last week’s homicide as 52-year old Stephanie Faye Gawboy of Redway. Gawboy’s identity has been public knowledge from almost the date of her death, as an employee of KMUD radio apparently found her body then gave an interview on air about the […]
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4th UPDATE: Suspect I.D.’d in McKinleyville Standoff
David Alan Fulton, 59, had a history of mental health issues and a collection of BB guns, according to friends who showed up to check on him during yesterday’s standoff at an apartment complex on Sutter Road in McKinleyville. The friends, according to Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey, had no idea that it was Fulton […]
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Putting Heads Together for Housing First
It’s Thursday, Aug. 11, moving day, and the Eureka Police Department is busy. Every morning at around 6:30, several officers visit the parking lot where homeless people are allowed to sleep between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. The “designated temporary overnight sleeping areas,” as city employees call them — the word “camps” is strictly verboten […]
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Former Care Home Owner Sentenced
Gina Chamberlain, convicted in March of stealing from residents in her Eureka care home, is now in the midst of serving a 286-day jail sentence, after which she will spend three years on probation. Chamberlain, who was initially investigated by California Community Care Licensing over the course of five months, had her license suspended in […]
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Best of Staff Picks 2016
JoshFox Bread If you’ve never heard of JoshFox Bread, ask around. You’ll likely soon find a fan. Twice a week, enthusiasts line up at owner Josh Berger’s Arcata cottage to pick up the loaves they reserved a day earlier. There are no drop-ins here. Reservations are required. Berger’s burgeoning cottage industry bakery is built on word […]
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Best of Bonus Round 2016
Best Humboldt Facebook Group Ah, the Internet. It’s the reason you’re probably not reading this, but that’s beside the point, because you’re not reading this. Everyone who is reading this and is trying to figure out what the heck “Only in Humboldt” is, let me summarize it for you. You know those friend-of-a-friends who seem […]